Insurance giant billed MTA as much as $500K in improper overtime wages

A global insurance giant bilked the MTA out of as much as half a million dollars by charging for overtime during hours explicitly prohibited in its contract, the agency’s Inspector General said.

Insurance giant Willis Towers Watson, a company tasked with hiring and paying subcontractors to conduct safety inspections at MTA construction sites, in the first half of 2021 alone charged the MTA for $75,450 worth of illegitimate OT wages, the IG’s office said in a report released Friday.

The company’s filed for and received time-and-a-half for any hours worked outside of the regular business day, which is in violation of contractual language that site inspectors may

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